So, Jax at Aly & Ash and I made these fabulous jewelry organizers at the inaugural Crafty Crafty Ladies Night in February. You’ve probably seen this project around the blogosphere- wood frame, chicken wire. Loved it. Mine soon met with a grave misfortune, however, in the form of a toddler armed with a bottle of  Read more »

The frenzy of 50 percent off Saturdays at Goodwill can cause one to make rash decisions. So I can’t really blame my husband for buying a Cars sheet set that is (a) too big for Brady’s bed and (b) has a mismatched pillowcase with a tractor on it. He didn’t even notice the issue with  Read more »

This is Brady, and he is awesome: He also has a strange fondness for the television show Chuck (yeah, I know that most toddlers prefer something like Yo Gabba Gabba- I have no idea what happened there). The show features a character nicknamed Captain Awesome. So when I set out to make a sign for  Read more »

You might be thinking, “The heck, Denise?! Mother’s Day isn’t until Sunday, and now your mom, who subscribes to your blog feed, is totally spoiled for her gift!” And you would be WRONG, because I gave this frame to her last weekend. Did you procrastinate and are now desperately searching for Mother’s Day gift inspiration?  Read more »

Shopping lists, letters, receipts, photos, business cards…we have major issues with these bits of paper in our house. They pile up on the kitchen island and the desk, are stuck up with magnets, or get shoved in the Orla Kiely storage box that sits on top of the fridge. My husband’s method of remembering papers  Read more »